Questions tagged [olam-haba-world-to-come]
Questions pertaining to Olam Haba - The World to Come
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your Masechta to enter the world to come
I found in one of the works of the great gaon Rav Moshe Greenwald (1853-1910 Chust-Hungary, known famously for his responsa sefer ערוגת הבושם), a sefer written as his 'final will' called- הכנה דרבה (a ...
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How does the olam haba of a Noahide differ from that of a Jew?
In other words, what precise reasons would motivate a gentile to convert rather than be a Noahide? I have heard that a Jew's olam haba is “better” but in what sense? What exactly is the difference?
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Intrinsic reasons for being observant
If a person doesn't care much about the reward in Olam Habah, what reasons does he have for being religious (learning torah and observing the mitzvot)?
As a parable, a businessman might not care ...
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Man's Duty in this World
According to Judaism, what is man's duty in this world, and what should man's goal in life be?
Is our goal to fulfill G0d's commandments, which will earn us a place in Olam Haba, or is our goal merely ...
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Why does the recitation of Tehillim 145 three times a day secure one a place in Olam Haba?
It is stated in the Talmud (Brachos 4b) that one who recites "T'hila L'David" three times a day secures their place in Olam Haba. Why is this? What is so special about this psalm that it ...
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Forgiveness after repentance?
There are many teachings that a sincere repentance will bring forgiveness. One example:
Shim'on bar Yohai said: If a person was perfectly just all his days and at the end he rebelled, he lost all he ...
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Source for "God created this world so that we serve Him with free will"
Rabbi Manis Friedman has (in my opinion) a very beautiful and logical teaching as to why God created this world. He says (although I might be mixing my own ideas in here) that God created this world ...
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Reward in this life for some and the world to come for others?
Does God reward in life whom he omnisciently knows will not do teshuvah in the face of the few good deeds he has done not to argue after he has given them nothing for the good deeds? At the same time, ...
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Is there a halachic difference between the "tzadikei" ("righteous") and the "chasidei" ("pious") umot ha Olam?
I am an Italian Noahide.
Rambam, in his Mishneh Torah, says that the "pious among the Nations" ("chasidei umot ha Olam") have part in the World to Come (Hilchot Teshuvah 3:5; ...
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Do you get into olam haba if you do not celebrate shabbat, eat pig, basically disregard Judaism?
Do you? I mean like do nothing?
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Sex in the world to come
I was reading Minhat Yehuda. In the book, the Tzadik Rabbi Yehuda Fatiya asks the destroying angels what they are like.
The angels mentioned things like how they ate manna, had kids, died, etc.
So my ...
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Proof that the laws of Torah are to be followed eternally?
Some websites with christian apologists say that 'olam' doesn't mean 'eternal'and can also mean for a certain duration. But olam ve ad does mean eternal. Is there any place where Torah laws are seen ...
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If man has been created for olam haba, why shouldn’t man desire death?
If man’s existence in olam haba is man’s goal, shouldn’t he wish to die? If you say that olam hatze is a preparation for olam haba, and that dying would prevent him from preparing himself, then ...
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Rav Kapach's commentary on the eighth chapter of Rambam's Mishneh Torah-Hilchot Teshuvah
I am an Italian ben Noach.
In the discussion
Does Rambam hold of eternal punishment?
I have read, in the user Alex's message, that according to Rav Kapah Rambam, in the eighth chapter of the Hilchot ...
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Incorporeal Resurrection
I was under the impression that, in contrast to Maimonides' distinction between techiyath hameithim (resurrection of the dead) and olam haba (the world to come), those Medieval/Renaissance period ...
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Need source of a quote
"In this world, we suffer because we are Jewish. In the World to Come, we will suffer because we are not Jewish enough."
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Seeking source for story of someone who communicates from the next world about concepts not understood in this world
There is a story of 2 great Rabbis who made a pact between themselves that whoever died first would come back in a dream and tell the other one why certain bad things happened in the world. But when ...
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Chofetz Chaim Story
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In the Artscroll "Pirkei Avos Treasury" they bring a story on the mishnah "All Israel has a share in Olam Haba." Someone asked the Chofetz Chaim if all ...
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Source of saying that 3 Shidduchim guarantees a place in olam haba [duplicate]
My question is related to this question. It seems that there is no textual source for this idea. I was wondering anyone knows or can make a guess as to when and how this idea developed?
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Do Samaritans go to Olam Haba?
My question is if Samaritans go to Olam Haba. It would seem pretty obvious except for the fact they don’t recognize the Jewish people as Hashem’s Chosen. They also have their own slightly altered ...
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Source for parable about two twins in the womb
I once heard/read a parable about two babies in their mother's womb. It goes something like this.
Two twins in the womb are speaking of the world to come, one believes it exists, the
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Women giving birth daily ( Olam Ha-Ba )
I have read on an article that in the world to come , every day women will bear children and I want to know if this is true and if so where it says that in the Mishnah.
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Rambam's View on Attaining Olam Haba with One Mitzvah
The last Mishnah in Maseches Makkos states that God wanted to benefit Israel so He gave them many mitzvos.
ר' חנניה בן עקשיה אומר רצה הקב"ה לזכות את ישראל לפיכך הרבה להן תורה
ומצות שנ' ה' חפץ ...
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Chayei olam: "everlasting life" or "long life"?
I am an Italian noahide.
I see that, in the translations of the Tanakh and of the Hebrew sources in general edited by Jews , the expression "chayei olam" is constantly rendered with "...
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Rambam's position regarding the unification of souls in the afterlife (Guide to the Perplexed-First Part Chapter 74 seventh argument)
In his Guide to the Perplexed-First Part Chapter 74 seventh argument, Rambam says:
You must bear in mind that those abstract beings which are neither bodies nor forces dwelling in bodies, and which in ...
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Does the plain text of the Torah support the view that "It would have been preferable had man not been created"?
תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: שְׁתֵּי שָׁנִים וּמֶחֱצָה נֶחְלְקוּ בֵּית שַׁמַּאי וּבֵית הִלֵּל. הַלָּלוּ אוֹמְרִים: נוֹחַ לוֹ לְאָדָם שֶׁלֹּא נִבְרָא יוֹתֵר מִשֶּׁנִּבְרָא, וְהַלָּלוּ אוֹמְרִים: נוֹחַ לוֹ לְאָדָם ...
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What are Sifrei Minim today?
In Sanhedrin 100b: Rabbi Akivah says "Even one who reads foreign Seforim (has no chelek in Olam Haba)". Beraitha there: "He refers to Sifrei Tzedukim" (or "Sifrei Minim" ...
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Non-Jews (Gentiles) in Olam Haba (Jewish Afterlife)?
Are there non-Jews in Olam Haba (the world to come), either in Gehenom (Hell) or Gan Eden (Heaven)?
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Do shedim receive schar?
Given that shedim can either do good or bad and are intelligent, speaking creations in this world, can they be punished and rewarded? Do they have mitzvos? Will they exist in olam haba?
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Are thousands of generations to be accounted for literally?
Deuteronomy 5:10 ..."To those who keep His commandments...God's grace is extended to a thousand generations", Rashi's comment suggests when obeying out of fear.
Deuteronomy 7:9..."Those ...
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Purpose for commandments?
So I would just like some insight on the reason for the commandments in the matter of whether they are for inheriting the world to come/heaven, or for they are for fixing this world. I have heard that ...
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What Happens to People Who Don't Have a Portion in Olam Haba?
The last perek of Sanhedrin lists some people who have no share in Olam Haba. Other people who forfeit their share are discussed in the answers to this question: No Olam Habah for these?
My question ...
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Bodily or spiritual resurrection?
When, exactly, do we transition from physical, bodily resurrection after death, to a purely spiritual existence, with no body?
On the one hand, we are taught the following order of events: The ...
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Berachot 4b - What's so special about an alphabetical acrostic?
The Talmud in Berachot 4b states:
אמר רבי אלעזר א"ר אבינא כל האומר תהלה לדוד בכל יום שלש פעמים מובטח לו שהוא בן העולם הבא מאי טעמא אילימא משום דאתיא באל"ף בי"ת נימא אשרי תמימי דרך ...
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What is the source for Rambam's thirteen principles?
What is the Rambam source for the thirteen principles, brought in his interpretation of the Mishna Sanhedrin 10:1?
By that I mean what is his source that without these principles one does not go to ...
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Portion in olam haba and gilgulim
When the Mishna or Gemara says that someone has no portion in the world to come, is that referring to his body or soul?
In the context of belief in gilgulim, a soul can be reincarnated many times ...
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Sitting in the Succah of Whale skin in the world to come?
Please explain the following Gemmorah:
ואמר רבה א"ר יוחנן עתיד הקב"ה לעשות סוכה לצדיקים מעורו של לויתן
And Rabba says that Rabbi Yoḥanan says: In the future, the Holy One, Blessed be He, will ...
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Who is eligible for the World to Come?
The Mishna says:
He who maintains that the resurrection of the dead is not derived from the Torah, he who says that the Torah is not from Heaven, and an apikoros, have no share in the World to Come....
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What's the purpose of the body in/after resurrection?
Following "what-is-the-purpose-of-tchiat-hametim", the Gemmorah says:
העולם הבא אין בו לא אכילה ולא שתיה ולא פריה ורביה ולא משא ומתן ולא קנאה ולא שנאה ולא תחרות אלא צדיקים יושבין ועטרותיהם ...
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Why doesn't Dor Hamabul deserve the World to Come?
The Mishna (Sanhedrin 10) states that Dor Hamabul do not have a part in the world to come:
דּוֹר הַמַּבּוּל אֵין לָהֶם חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא וְאֵין עוֹמְדִין בַּדִּין
The generation of the flood ...
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What is the world to come? [duplicate]
Is there a description of the world to come?
How do we know about it, what is it?
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Rambam's view of worship in order to attain olam haba
Rambam writes in Hilchos Teshuva 8:3 referring to Olam Haba:
וזהו השכר שאין שכר למעלה ממנו והטובה שאין אחריה טובה והיא שהתאוו לה כל
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This is the reward above which there is no higher ...
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What is the origin of "Olam Haba"?
I believe that the Talmud is the first place where the notion of Olam Haba - The world to come - is mentioned. This question explains why it is not mentioned in the Torah but doesn't quite explain how ...
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Can Rabbis decide whether non-Jews are getting a piece of the Next World?
I remember asking about the limitations of the Rabbinical rulings, based on "לא בשמים היא" within Judaism.
After other questions dealt with deciding whether Gentiles in general or any specific group (...
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What observable phenomena show that we live in the pre-Messianic era?
There's no doubt that we live in a very special era of fast and huge technological, social, scientific, economic, psychological and other changes. The world is also getting closer to the 6000 year bar,...
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What Currency will the Messiah introduce in the Messianic Age? [closed]
Does anyone know what the currency will the Messiah introduce in the Messianic era?
Is there such a thing as "the original Torah currency"? And does anyone mention switching to this currency?
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Is there anyway to know that Hashem has forgiven you for good?
I am not asking here if Hashem Most High forgives you for a sin you committed, what I am asking is: is there anyway to know that Hashem has forgiven you for good so no matter what happens rest of your ...
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Does Techiyat Hameisim, resurrection, apply to Non-Jews as well?
Will righteous non-jews also partake in Techiyat Hameisim, resurrection? Will they be brought back to life in the time of the Mashiach?
Will Noach? Abraham? Malki-Tzedek? Shem? etc.
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How Shabbat is connected to Olam Haba?
The great mysteries of Shabbat and Olam Haba.
Why is Shabbat connected to Olam Haba (afterlife) and how?
Is it because the afterlife is a place of rest from creative work?
Is it because there will ...
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Paskening Shlomo out of Shamayim?
R' Yehudah tells us in the name of Shmuel (Sanhedrin 104b) that the Anshei Kenesses HaGedolah wanted to include Shlomo HaMelech on the list of kings who lost their portion of Olam Haba. An image of ...
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